Long Island Lacrosse

The N-Zone and Sportswebnet.com will broadcast Long Island's final boys lacrosse game from the Empire State Games. To watch the game in its entirety, visit newsday.com/nzone after 12 noon on Tuesday, July 29.

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI

Brennan and Smith Shine in North Victory

Garden City's Erin Brennan scored four times, including the winner with 1:15 left, and added an assist as the North Girls team beat the South 13-12 in the Under-Armour All-America girls lacrosse game at Towson University on July 12. West Babylon's Shannon Smith scored her four goal to tie the score at 12 with 2:14 remaining. St. Anthony's Jessica Russo added two goals.

Chanenchuk Leads North in Tight Win

St. Anthony's Mike Chanenchuk scored three goals to help the North team top the South 13-12 on in the Under-Armour All-America boys lacrosse game. Garden City's Francis McDonough had a goal and an assist. Syosset's Jeff Cohen added a goal and Rocky Point's Tom Palasek had an assist.

COQUITLAM, B.C -- Craig Dowd (East Northport, N.Y./Northport/Georgetown) scored three goals and added two assists, goalkeeper Adam Ghitelman (Syosset, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor/Virginia) made 19 saves to lead the U.S. under-19 men's lacrosse team to a 19-12 victory over Canada in the gold medal match of the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championships at Percy Perry Stadium on July 12.

Nick Elsmo (Edgewater, Md./Severn/Virginia) and Dean Gibbons (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City/Harvard) added three goals apiece. The U.S., a six-time gold medalist, is now 36-0 all-time in ILF U-19 play dating back to the championships' inception in 1988.

Canada closed within 10-8 at the 16:57 mark in the second half, but the the U.S. responded with three straight goals in the next three minutes by Ryan Young (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset/Maryland), Elsmo and Gibbons to take a 13-8 lead.

Rhamel Bratton (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington/Virginia) scored to put Team USA up 14-10

U.S. Goals
Dean Gibbons 3, Nick Elsmo 3, Craig Dowd 3, Anthony Mendes 2, Tim
Donovan 2, Rhamel Bratton 2, Ryan Young 1, Matthew Dolente 1, Andrew
Feinberg 1, Josh Amidon 1

U.S. Assists
Dowd 2, Young 2, Mendes 1, Donovan 1

These 20 players will travel and compete at the Empire State Game from July 23-27 in Binghamton. The team is dominated by players from West Islip and Manhasset. How much does this tell you about both team's chances next season?

Alexander, Dominique Baldwin
Bellairs, Rob Plainedge
Braddish, Ian West islip
Cappellini, Bradley Manhasset
Duvnjak, John Manhasset
English, Connor Manhasset
Froccaro, Jeff Port Washington
Galasso, Nicky West Islip
Hodgson, Andrew West Islip
Manny, William St. Anthony's
McCormack, Michael West Islip
Meyer, Maxx Half Hollow Hills East
Molinari, Jeff Manhasset
Murphy, Steven Ward Melville
O'Reilly, Nick South Side
Ostrander, Anthony Farmingdale
O'Toole, Brian Long Beach
Palasek, Matthew Rocky Point
Schreiber, Thomas East Meadow
Zaremba, Ryan West Islip

Four Long Island girls teams made the ranks:

1 - John Carroll School
2 - Sts. Stephen's & Agnes
3 - Severa Park
4 - West Genesee
5 - Moorestown
6 - McDonogu School
7 - Garden City
8 - Radnor
9 - Farmingdale
10 - Shawnee
11 - Brighton, NY
12 - Northport
13 - Severn School
14 - Shoreham Wading River
15 - Westwood, MA
16 - Notre Dame Prep, MD
17 - New Trier
18 - Broadneck
19 - Springfield (DelCo)
20 - Archbishop Spalding

The 2008 squad:

Attack:
Danielle Etrasco - Massapequa
Nicole Moran - Lindenhurst
Janine Hillier - Farmingdale
Erin Fitzgerald - Mt. Sinai
Caroline McTiernan - Garden City
Gabi Wiegand - Bay Shore
Devon Rhodes - Northport
Alyssa Murray - West Babylon
Jackie Ardolino - Floyd

Midfield:
Monica DeMairo - Massapequa
Kara Mugo - Rocky Point
Jenny Granger - Ward Melville
Shannon Gilroy - Northport
Amanda Macaluso - Hauppauge
Morgan O'Reilly - Sayville
Staphanie Anderson - Shoreham Wading River
Kaitlin Brosco - Shoreham Wading River
Shannon Mangini - Garden City
Jenna Davis - Division

Defense:
Rackel Weiderkehr - Shoreham Wading River
Brittany Delea - Shoreham Wading River
Shannon Difliese - Garden City
Katie Ciaci - Northport
Chelsea Intrabartola - Commack
Adrianna Amendola - Eastport-South Manor
Becky Hanley - Northport
Aimee Capps - Rocky Point
Tara Coyle - Farmingdale

Goalies:
Lauren Maksym - Farmingdale
Sallie Beth Finnegan - West Islip
Lily Kalata - Smithtown East

Here are your Long Island All-Americans (Girls) first team

Senior Erin Brennan, Midfield, Garden City - attending U-Penn
Junior Katie Ciaci, Defense, Northport
Senior Dayna Defliese, Midfield/Defense, Garden City - attending U-Mass
Junior Monica Demairo, Midfield, Massapequa
Senior Caitlin Fifiled, Midfield/Attack, North Babylon - attending Richmond
Junior Erin Fitzgerald, Attack, Mt. Sinai
Junior Jenny Granger, Midfield, Ward Melville
Senior Alysa Kildare, Midfield/Defense, Farmingdale - attending Johns Hopkins
Senior Becky Lynch, Midfield, Garden City - attending UNC
Junior Lauren Maksum, Goalkeeper, Farmingdale
Junior Devon Rhodes, Midfield/Attack, Northport
Senior Candace Rossi, Attack, Farmingdale - attending Johns Hopkins
Senior Jessica Russo, Midfield/Attack, St. Anthonys - attending Northwestern
Senior Shannon Smith, Attack, West Babylon - attending Northwestern
Senior Lacy Vigmostad, Midfield/Defense, Northport - attending Northwestern
Senior Brittany Wilton, Midfield, Garden City - attending Boston College

Honorable Mention

Senior Stephanie Anderson, Midfield, Shoreham Wading River
Sophomore Caitlin Brosco, Midfield, Shoreham Wading River
Senior Lauren Connors, Defense, Manhasset - attending Denver
Junior Jenna Davis, Midfield, Levittown-Division
Junior Danielle Etrasco, Attack, Massapequa
Senior Lori Fillipone, Goalkeeper, Northport - attending Penn State
Senior Catherine Furman, Defense, Garden City - attending Holy Cross
Junior Becky Hanley, Defense, Northport
Junior Janine Hillier, Attack, Farmingdale
Senior Colleen McCaffrey, Midfield, Mt. Sinai - attending Johns Hopkins
Senior Kaela McGilloway, Midfield, North Shore - attending Brown
Junior Caroline McTiernan, Attack, Garden City
Sophomore Cara Mupo, Attack, Rocky Point
Senior Nina Sarcona, Attack, Northport - attending U-Mass
Senior Whitney Quackenbush, Goalkeeper, Manhasset - attending Yale
Junior Gabbi Wiegand, Midfield, Bay Shore